appositeness

Noun
Synonyms: aptness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. appropriateness for the occasion“the phrase had considerable aptness”Synonyms: aptness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Apposite \Ap"po*site\, a. [L. appositus, p. p. of apponere to set or put to; ad + ponere to put, place.] Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case. -- Ap"po*site*ly, adv. -- Ap"po*site*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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